JD Martin pitches scoreless inning in Triple-A All-Star Game

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Jul 18, 2013 at 12:01 PMJul 18, 2013 at 12:04 PM

RENO — In Minor League Baseball's midsummer classic, J.D. Martin delivered a solid performance. The former Burroughs baseball standout pitched a scoreless second inning for the International League All-Stars, who beat the Pacific Coast League All-Stars 4-3 on Wednesday night before a crowd of 10,135 at Aces Ballpark.

RENO — In Minor League Baseball's midsummer classic, J.D. Martin delivered a solid performance. The former Burroughs baseball standout pitched a scoreless second inning for the International League All-Stars, who beat the Pacific Coast League All-Stars 4-3 on Wednesday night before a crowd of 10,135 at Aces Ballpark.Martin threw 19 pitches in the second inning, and entered the game with the International League All-Stars ahead 4-2. The first pitch he threw was an 86 mph ball to Yangervis Solarte (Round Rock), who Martin forced into a ground out to second on the next pitch.The second batter Martin faced was Johnny Monell (Fresno). Martin fell behind in a 3-1 count and eventually walked Monell in a nine-pitch at-bat that included three straight foul balls.The count also went full against Joey Butler (Round Rock), who lined out to right field in the seventh pitch of the at-bat. On the first pitch of the following at-bat, Martin got Nick Buss (Albuquerque) to ground to the shortstop, who made the force play at second base for the final out.Eleven of Martin's 19 pitches in the second inning went for strikes. He appeared in the game, which was televised nationally on MLB Network, alongside Durham teammates Vince Belnome (1-for-3, single) and Kirby Yates (pitched scoreless eighth).Martin entered the All-Star break with an 11-4 record in 19 starts. He has a 3.02 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 113.1 innings pitched for the Bulls, who currently have the International League's best record (63-35).

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